The Odd Couple (Broadway)

THE ODD COUPLE by Neil Simon opened on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on October 27, 2005 and closed on June 4, 2006 after 28 previews and 249 performances, with a total gross of USD $28,938,436.00 from 296,923 patrons.

Produced by Ira Pittelman, Jeffrey Sine, Ben Sprecher, Max Cooper, Scott Nederlander and Emanuel Azenberg; Associate Producer: Roy Furman and Jay Binder

Directed by Joe Mantello; Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Ann Roth; Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner; Sound Design by Peter Fitzgerald; Hair Design by David Brian Brown and Original Music by Marc Shaiman.

Starring Matthew Broderick (Felix Ungar), Nathan Lane (Oscar Madison), Rob Bartlett (Speed), Olivia d’Abo (Gwendolyn Pigeon), Peter Frechette (Roy), Brad Garrett (Murray / Oct 04, 2005 – Jan 01, 2006), Jessica Stone(Cecily Pigeon), Lee Wilkof (Vinnie)

Understudies: Peter Frechette (Felix Ungar), Gene Gabriel (Oscar Madison, Murray, Speed, Roy, Vinnie), Marc Grapey (Vinnie, Roy, Speed, Murray, Felix Ungar) and Christy Pusz (Gwendolyn Pigeon, Cecily Pigeon)

Replacement Cast January 20, 2006 until closing: Brad Garrett (Oscar Madison when Nathan Lane was sick), Mike Starr (Murray)

Assistant Director: Lisa Leguillou; Associate Scenic Design: Eric Renschler; Assistant Scenic Design: Yoshi Tanokura; Assistant Costume Design: John Glaser; Associate Lighting Design: Philip Rosenberg; Associate Sound Design: Jill B.C. Du Boff

General Manager: Abbie M. Strassler; Company Manager: John E. Gendron

Production Stage Manager: William Joseph Barnes later replaced by: Jill Cordle (Jan 31, 2006 – Jun 04, 2006); Technical Supervisor: Brian Lynch and Neil A. Mazzella; Stage Manager: Jill Cordle later replaced by: Richard Costabile (Jan 31, 2006 – Jun 04, 2006).

Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.; Press Representative: Bill Evans & Associates; Online Marketing by Toby Simkin; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Photographer: Carol Rosegg

The Odd Couple is a 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series, as well as other derivative works and spin offs, many featuring one or more of the same actors. The plot concerns two mismatched roommates, one neat and uptight, the other more easygoing and slovenly.